Chapter 8

File Access Using DAFS

About this chapter  

This chapter provides the information you need to manage the Direct Access File System (DAFS) protocol. When DAFS is configured and enabled, file access is transparent. However, you might need to manage exports, measure performance, and display status for the DAFS service.

Topics in this chapter  

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Understanding the DAFS protocol
• Understanding the DAFS service implementation
• Configuring the DAFS service
• Starting and stopping the DAFS service
• Attaching and detaching network devices
• Understanding session authentication
• Managing exports for DAFS service
• Managing client host access to DAFS exports
• Measuring DAFS performance
• Displaying DAFS status
• Configuring DAFS with options

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